The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 18, 1897, Page 2

o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, and made a hole through another pane of glass similar 1o the first. During the eft- ernoon the manifestations were much | Jess than before, but no:withstanding the fact that there were at times as many as seven people the room the soap flew around, despi 1L efforts to find the cause ior th uliar movement. At 3 o'clock three tectives from the Police ‘Department Receiving Hospital and three other gen- tlemen were in the room to make a thor- ough investization. During their search in the room the soap displayed some activity, but not as much as before. Derby hats seemed to make good tare geis for the invisible soap-thrower, and Detective Ez finished bis state- ment that he was sare it was not done by | nvisible force when a cake of soap | st and aimost knocked it from hi- head. This made him Jose his tem per, and he was vociferous in his denunciation of the people in the place until Mr. Curtis, the proprietor, informed him that he had been seat tnere to uncarth the cause of the queer doir ested that in- stend of abu he find the author of it. also told him \at if he could finl any one who wa oing it he ed lilty party ed at once, and assured the irate de- tective that the culprit would be prose- cutea to the full extent of the law, as he wanted the wiiolesale damage to his soap stopped D re. tive Egan was certain that he ould unearth the whole business in about aminute, and went to work bulldozing the d Mr. Curtis from the he might as well tell Here,” said to Mr. Curtis, say once how “you this is a surgeon from the | | yesterday afternoon were (wo that would take the exbibition entirely out of the range of human aid in the moving of the From the front end of the room soap. there runs a stovepipe to a chimney in |h.n | rear, a distang= of about twenty fest. This | pipe is abouyjf ten feet from the floor and about four Afet above the Mcks on which the soap “4'dryinr. A cake of soap rose in the air to this pipe and circled it twice {and was then thrown with considersble force to the opposite side of the room. A ! second cake of soap rose gently in the air and sailed across the room just above the racks, settled to the floor and spun arouna onone end for several seconds. In neither instance was it possible for these cakes of | soap to have been thrown by any person | in theroom. Neither is it possible for any one to throw anything s) that it will go as these cakes went. W. C. Curtis, manager of the company, said yesterday afternoon that the mani- festations were certainly of a psychic na- | ture. His attention was first called to | them on his return from a camping trip to the mountains last week. Lillie Coombs told the other girls in the place thata large jar containing a rosebush had raised up and made a noise in the room where she was working. The story was told to Mr. Curtis, and as he saw that the girls were frightened he laughed at them and made light of the incident. On Friday of last week several cakes of soap were thrown about, and Saturday the mani- festation became much more pronounced. He went to the girls and to!d them that i he had laughed with them over the joke and now wanted th m to stop throwing the soap, as every cake had to be melted over which was thrown. The girls cried and protested their innocence, and asked The Soap Is Stacked on Racks, Persons to Dart From Place Are the Windows Broken by and Has Been Seen by Many to Place. In the Distance the Fiying Bars, done. We ar» sure to find it out, and then 1t will be bad for you.” | “You were sent here to find the perpe- | trator of this,”” repliea Mr. Curtis. “Why don’t you do that. 1 can assure you that | if you find him I will see to it that he is prosecuted to the fuil extent of the law. It is time this business is stopped, as we are losing too much soap.” *“Here, you,” said to Lillie Coombs, “who told vou to swear that you | saw these things. Why don’t you tell the truth?” Lillie protested matter, and then same tactics on Ar “Who told you to up now. You kno Annie, too, fa haw, and he on Mr. Curtis, who understand that he to find out who was doing it and not to bulldoze the establishment. “If itis one of my employ know it,’ said Mr Curtis. and that isall I a t you. it that he is prosecuied.” Among the peculiar manifesiations seen | her innocence in the | the detective tried the e 0’Connor and said: this s0ap? Own you threw it.” to sati<fy the Haw in turned his batteries finally gave him to | had been sent there throw s T want to Yind him, | 1 will see to | Th Cross (X) Marks the Co-mer in the Fa:tory Wiee the Girls Say They Saw an | found tbat it was glycerine soap. | immediately began a learned exposition | drop on the floor. | his exvosition of the matter when a piece him to remain in the room, when he would see for himself. That afternoon he saw the soap flvinz around, and then came to the conclusion that there was some unseen force at work. Sunday he sent a man to the place to see if there were any manifestations going on, but all was .quiet. Monday | morningz the manifestations became so | pronounced that in order to quiet the em- pleves, who thought a man was hidden somewhere about the place, he put the matter in the handsof the police. This was not effective, as the exhibitions in- creased after their search until yesterday, when 1t extended to the breaking of win- dows, In speaking of the matter Mr. Curtis said: “There is nothing strange in this to me. 1 bave studied theosophy for vears and have seen manifestations in India that were more strange, but have never seen any that were more proncunced. I am perfectly satisfied that there is no material agency here. It is a psychic force that is causing it, but I am at a loss to understand the reason for it. I satistied | myself that no per-on about the place could do it, and zfter I was sure of this, which conclusion I arrived at after a most thorougn investigaticn, I knew there could be but one cause for it. ‘It is im- possible for the results to be produced by any person throwing the soap. Some of the manifestations are such as could not be produced by human agency. “Wnen the soap was thrown about so freely that we saw that we were being damaged by it my partner and I deter- mined to make a thorough investigation. We sent everybody out of the room and locked the doors so that there could be no possibility of any one coming in. We watched for some time without seeing anvthing and were just about to give it up when a cake of soap came flying through the air and hit him in the back. You can see that had there been any per- | son in the room it would have been im- possible for him to hide.” Mr. Kytka, the expert in writing, was one of the interested investigators of the phenomenas, and when he saw a cake of soap land on the floor he examined i and He of just how it was done and said that the glvcerine had veculiar properties which made the soap crawl out of the box and Hc had just finished crawled up in the air and missed his nose about an inch, exploding his theory and causing him to turn a little pale. When asked if they were afraid, the two little girls who work in the room where the phenomena oceur said they were at first, but they are now getting accustomea toit. Noiwithstanding their assertions, 1t was evident that both were very nerv- ous and disliked very much to go among the boxes of soap. When their occupa- | tion necessitated their passing down the alley between the racks they cringed and hurried along as if they were afraid of zetting hit. - Both siill persist in saving that they saw the form of a man several times in the rear of the room, and while the investigations were going on yester- Apparition, day Lallie Coombs went to the rear of the room and returned trembling violently, saying that she saw him again. No urg- ing couid prevail upon her to go back, even accompanied by Mr. Curtis, Among the callers at the factory yester- day was a woman who claimed to be & spiritual medium. She went to the rear of the room and held a conversation with the invisible unknown who is causing the disturbance and then reported that she had asked him several questions nd re- ceived answers. The employes could hear her, but failed to catch the tones of the spirit to whom she was supposed to pe conversing. She asked if he was in pain ana said that he said he was uncomfort- able. “Do you suffer?”’ “Yes; these girls bother ma.” an we do anything for you?” “Yes; pray for me. I am in hell and am suffering for a drink of water.” The woman said that the manifestations were caused because the spirit wanted to attract attention. The people about the factory place little confidemce in the medium or what she said about the invisi- ble visitor. THREE LESPERATE BANDITS. They Raid a Bank at Joplin, Mo., and Give Battle to Pur- suers. JOPLIN, Mo., Aug. 17.—Thee men, sup- posed to be Indian Territory bandits and armed with Winchesters, rode into Pine- viile between 9 and 10 o’cieck this morn- ing and proceeded to intimidate the peoole by firing guns. Then they went to the bank, which two entered while the other kept firing outside. One man held up the cashier while the other secured all the cash in sight, between §600 and $1000. Tue robbers then pocketed the booty and marched Presinent J. A. V. Manning and Cashier Shields to the Baptist Church, where they had left their hcrses. Cashier Shields, not being sufficiently prompt in doing their biading, one of the tandits knocked him down with a gun. Citizens were quickly roused and sev- eral posses started in pursuit off the rob- bers, who rode toward Indian Territory. The robbers were met near Noel, where a fight ensued. One of the robbers is thought to have been wounded. Two of them tcok to the wcods, while the third crossed Butler Creek, going west. A trail of blood was followed by the posse through the woods, but whether the biood was from one of the robbers ora wounded horse is not known. The rob- bers, in returning the posse’s fire, put a bullet through Willirm Farmer’s saddle- bags, but did no further damage. At last accounts the posse was pressing the rob- bers hard. (E R TRIBEM:N ALE DEFEATED. 4n Engagement in Which the British Forces 4re Victorious, But Two Officers Are Killed. SIMLA. INDIA, Aug. 17.—A British force bad an engavement to-day v 3000 tribesmen at Landikai, in the Swat Val- ley. The tribesmen .were defeatea and dispersed with heavy loss. Two British officers were killed. e TRAGIC E OF A4 DEBAUCH. Young Kentuckian Kils Two Com- panions Who Had Flesord Him. PINEVILLE, Ky., Aug. 17.—News has reached here of a double mountain tragedy at Chads Gap, near Pineviile, vesterday morning. James Felt, Caleb Hatfield and Joe Mallard, all young men of the neighborhood, camped in Chads Gap Sunday night. They played cardsall night, drinking heavily. ~Before morning Hatfield and Mallard had won all of Feit's money. They then proposed that the card game breuk up and thata drink be taken before continuing across the moun- tain. They drank, but Matlard threw the contents of the jag in Felt's face and told him to leave then. The latter then drew his pistol and opened fire, killing both Mallard and Haifield. The latter isre- lated to the notoriou: p” Hatfield. —_— Deed of an Insane Woman. COLUMBUS, Onio, Aug. 17.—Near West Jefferson, Mrs. J. A. Taylor, wife of a farmer and supposed to be harmlessly in- sene, lastevening entered an orchard near her home, where a little boy and girl were playing. She carried a gun, and taking aeliberate aim fired at the children. The girl fell dead. The boy was unhurt and fled. The woman was crazed by religion, and says God inspired the deed, and she is happy. SEALS ARE ViKY SCARCE, Bering Sea Patrol Reporta to the Treas- wry Department. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 17.—Re- ports have been received at the Treasury Department showing the operations up to July 19 of the Bering Sea patrol, tc- gether with the statements of the seal experts. The revenue cutter Grant ar- rived at Unalaska on the 19th from Aitn and Commander Islands. 1 rofessor Stejneger ianded at the latter place on July 6, and Second Lieutenant Berry, with one man and the necessary outfit for Attu, on the 13th. Seals are very scarce on Commander Islands, and very few are seen going or coming. H. M. 8. Linnet, with Commissioner Berret Hamilton on board, had arrived at Unalaska, and the other British Com- missioner, D’Arcy Thompson, was ex- pected shortly. Professor KEvans and Commisoner Benton Killin of the Agri- cultural Department would go no furtber west than Kadiak this seasen. Captain Meyer of the British achooner Teresa, the first sealer to arrive at Un- alaska this season, is quoted as saying that the majority of the British Columbia sealing fleet would nut fit out this year. The rea-ons for this were the secarcity of seals, the low prices offered by sealers and the high prices demanded by Indians and other hunters, = e DEATH OF GE £KAL SWAIM. His Military Care'r Marred by Ten Years’ Swspension From Duty. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug i7.— Brigadier-General David G. Swaim, U. 8, A., retired, died here to-day. Swaim was born in Salem, Okio, December 22, 1834, and was a lawyer with a iarge vpractice when the war broke out. He abandoned his practice and entered the army as second lientenant. He saw considerable service and was a brevet colonel when the war ended. He then entered the regular army as second /ieutenant, but was soon promoted Majir and judee advocate, ana ig 1881 he became judge advocete general bf the army with the rank o: brigadier general. Three years later, in 1884, he was court- martialed on a variety of charges and sentenced to ten years’ suspension from the service. At Cozey’s Domination a Great Mistake, WASHINGTON, L. C, Aug 17.— Congressman James Gunn, Iddho’s Popu- list representative, savs the Ohio Populists have made a great mistake in nominating Coxey for Governor, and that they now fully recognize that fact. According to Gunn, Coxey 1s nota Populist and is not in svmpathy with the aims of that rany. Gunn predicts that Coxey will poll very few votes at the coming election—not enough to haveany influence on the result. —_——— A doctor asserts that the growth of chil- | SCENES OF FORTY-NINE REPEATED Continued from First Page. is fifty-six miles from a railroad. News- papers are two days old, and rumors and reports from along the road by passers-by are the main sources of fresh information, s0 the rush is realized only when it gets here. A prospector who unslung his pack this morning for a few minutes’ rest told that eleven came to Trinity Center from Red- ding on the stage with him yesterday and that special and private conveyances, mwen carrying their packs, men on horse- back and men leading pack mules are strung all along the road from Redding. There is & red-headed young fellow down the road somewhereé who is coming on a bicycle with his outfit strapped behind his saddle. Itis a marveious bicycie feat. When he crossed the summit ot the Trin- ity mountains he tied a heavy brush be- hind for a brake and made five miles in about twenty minutes. About fifty went in this way yesterday. H. Z. Osborne of Los Angeles siopped | here this morning en route to Coffee Creek. He was about to start to look after his mining interests in Arizona when he was caught/in the Trinity rush. He comes from Redding with pack horses and a companion and is about 10 paralyze Coffee Creex witn a folding cot for camp. At this moment he is at the watering- trough panning out a chunk of Burgess and Murphy’s rotten porphyry, which he has been grinding in a mortar. Up here with the Coffee Creek rush it seems the most romantic thing that is go- ing on in California. Marvelous is the contrast with its rival of the Klondike, and the further intothe mountains of Trinjty County one gets tae moredoes one wonder that men of horse sensé will leave greater chances of mining snccess ina miners’ paradise near home for the cost, the woe and the remute chances of the icy Yukon. There are no forbidding features to this invasion, except the hard and pa- tient toil that specially goes with pros- vecting here, and the moral certainty that a big majority will fal to get rich. As one mingles with the early rushers by the trail and gulchqfl along Coffee Creek itself he enjoys a picture of camp life in which there is nothing of the common- place, and nature’s setting of the picture charms the most prosaic. They plod along the hillside in the fresh morning, in the heat and dust of midday and through the delicious evening hours. If one starts out alone he picks up a partner soon. They bend uader big rolls of blan- kets and provisions. Pickbandles stick out from under the bundle-straps and some carry their goldpans hanging at their sides. They make up their bundles in all sorts of ways, and a frying-pan and coffeepot jangle from ome fellow’s back. One young fellow, not yet sunburned, carries a camera. Dozens thus troop along. They have no spur but the gold ahead and the clearest, coldest spring that can bless a wanderer, for thus everywhere by the roadside, from among ferns and at their sweet will they drink and rest in the cool shade near the Trinity. Those afoot are they who cannot afford a cheap mule or a burro. Those who can sport donkeys bless the eye with more charming pictures. Some have one pack animal and walk themselyes, and they would coanstitute the better middle class on Coffee Creek, if classes existed, but the millionaire who goes into a canyon with four mules to look after mines to bond is no better than the horrible fellow with a few*pounds of beans and a goldpan. Then there are others well eqhipped with horse or mule to ride and one or two pack ani- ma's apiece. They carry tents complete and camping outfits. Guns and picks stick out of their big pack. Goldpans hang by the mules’ sides, the handles of frying-pans stick out, and bags of flour, cans of condensed milk and s1des of bacon hang on pack-saddles. Thus they troop along the highway from Redding, across Shasta County, over the Trinity Moun- tains and on to Coffee Creek. Above Carrville a mile or so the proces- sion turns to the leit by the Graves cabin and piunges into the narrow gorge twenty- five miles long which Coffee Creek has dug. The stream is torrential its whole course, and its bed is everywhere a mass of bowlders. There is not a stretch of 100 feet in the whole course over which the water is not churned to foam. In this lower course the level bottom of this canyon isin places several hundred leet wide, but it is much narrower above. Along both sides creeks enter from deep gorges. The hillsides rise precipitously from 500 to 10,000 feet and are everywhere thickly set with pines and other coniiers. There is a wealth of vegetation and along the creek banks the big pines shade little jungles. ‘The trail is a path a foot wide, making a narrow shelf on the canyon side through becs of bowlders up, down and around and along the upper course 300 or 400 feet above the roaring stream, into which ona could toss a stone from his sad- dle over the tops of tall pines. A wealth of springs pour forth their water and up and down the canycn lofty crags and peaks meet the eye. Iu is blessed and inspiring to ride that frightful trail. As the rushers passslowly up this canyon they stop to restas the spirit maves and they stop to camp any- where by the stream. A few feet away is a mess of trout for supper. Pack animals are turned loose on a feast, blankets are spread, batches of baking-powder bread are quickly mixed and baked in gold-pans, and bacon and trout are soon hot in fry- ing-pans. Here and there along the creek are a few cabins in which miners live. In riding the length of Coffee Creek one should enjoy the delightful vagabondage of Coffee Creek prospectors. More than 200 have found Coffee Creek now. A large number go first up Morrison Creek to the Biue Jay strike, and then they drift up the creek, mapy scattering about the side gulches as they proceea. Coffee Creek is exactly typical of the northern balf of Trinity County or the western part of Siskiyou in its topography,. roughness and beauty. 4 Rnmors of new finds become more numerous daily. An interesting story floats down the Trinity, fifteen miles from the old American stage house, now known as Dodges. 1t is about a lost mine. One of the mining ledges of this region con- tains a pocket, or pot hole, in'a bar of the Trinity River, at the mouth of Picayune Creek, which two Frenchmen worked thirty years ago, in the early days of placer mining on the Trinitv. The amount dren takes place entirely when they are | they soon took out varied in the legend asleep. from $50,000 to $150,000. Anyway, they or, T AT NHHR The Log Cabin Which the Graves Brothers and Carter Have Built on the Side of the Gulch a Few Rods Below the Blue Jay Mine. A Little Stream Tumbles Down About Forty Feet Below the Cabin. went off and did not come back, and the river soon covered up their workings. It became the Lost Cabin mine and in vast years many have looked for it. Re- cently J. W. Dodee, son of the proprietor of the tavern at Dodges, set two men to work on an dbandoned claim at the mouth | of Picayune Creek, and shafts were sunk to reach bedrock, and seventeen teet be- low the surface an old buried sluice-box was s'ruck. It had been buried by the accumulation of debris from the placer mining above. Now young Dodge is sure that he has found the original Lost:Cabin mine and that rich workings are still buried near there on the ktedrock, so the finding of the Lost Cabin mine 1s being heralded down the old Oregon stage line past Coffee Creek. J. 0. DexsY. RABORDORE’S STRIKE. it Has Caused Conslderable Excite- ment in the Fresno Mining * District. FRESNO, CaL., Aug. 17.—This city has not been affected very seriously as yet by the report of Louis Raboraore’s rich strike of gold on Bear Cieck on Pine Ridge, which appeared exclusively in THE CALn to-day. Butamong the mirers who are on the ridge 1t has caused a great deal of excitement. Large numbers of men who are working along Dinkey Creek, of which Bear Creek is a tributary, went to see Rabordore's discovery, and, of course, prospecting in the vicinity bhas been stimulated very much. Never before have the mountains of this county been so full- of miners. Dinkey Creek bas been tbe principal place where the searchers of fortune have prospected. Of late miners and pack animals have been seen daily on their way to Dinkey, Bear and Laurel creeks. C. 8. Pierce, the Jumber merchant, and Supervisor Smith are back on Laurel Creek. Mr. Pierce has a good placer claim locatea and has had it thoroughly prospected. Lumber forsiuice boxes and living-cabins is now being packed in to the claim and the diggings will be in working order next spring. This is not a surface digging, as tue pay gravel and dirt are very deep. Two miners who have been back on the higker mountains on Pine Ridge passed Kenyons last Friday noon. They pro- duced a bag containing nuggets of gold, saying it was valued at $800. On being asked where they found the gold they declinec to give the location of their claims, but stated they wereon their way to their homes, which were in the valley, and they were goinz to get their relatives and friends to go back and take up claims on the creek where they found the gold. It is quite characteristic of all the pros- pectors and miners on Pine Ridge not to tell the location of their finds, as thay de- sire their relatives ana friends to get in on the good thing, and that is one great reason why Fresno County mining news is scarce. Mr. Wakefield has a placer claim on the ridge and he was well satis- fied with tbe results of last year’s ciean up, and this year he is equally well satis- fied. This mining district is remote in the mountains and it 1s difficult to odtain news from there. It is likely that some interesting accounts will be obtained of the mines within the next few weeks. —— THE LARGEST NUGGETS. W. F. Drake of Sonora Tells of Some Huge Gold-Chunks. To the Editor of the San Francisco Call—DEAR Sm: I note in yesterday's issue you give Trinity County, Cal., as having unearthed the largest nugget of gold in the world. Permit me to correct such an erroneous statement. “The largest piece of gold yet found was worth ! nearly $150,000. I herewith append a list for your information, taken from the Australian Government statistics, which are authentic: 1. The largest piece of gold in the world was taken from Byer & Hattman’s gold mining claim, Hill End; New South Walés, Australia, May 10, 1872. Its weignt was 640 pounds; height, 4 feet inches; width, 3 feet 2 inches: average thickness, 4 inches; worth $148,800, It was found imbedded in a thick wall of biue slate at a depth of 150 feet from the surface, The owners of the mine were living on charicy when they found it. 2. The Welcome was found at Bakery Hill, June 9, 1859. It weighed 184 pounds, 9 ounces, 16 pennyweights, and was worth $44,- 856. 0 3. The Welcome Stranger nugget was fouad on Mount Moliagel, February 9, 1869. It weighed 190 pounds and was worth $45,600. 4. The Lady Hotham nugget was found in Canadian Guliy September 8, 1854, It we:ghed 98 pounds, 10 ounces and 12 pennywelghts. It was sold for $23,557. ' 5. The Leg of Muttor nugget was found at A GRAND WORK. Helping Tired Mothers and Giving Rosy Cheeks to Children. Thousands of tired, nervous, worried women have found strengtn, healt and happiness. in Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which: purifies their blood, strengthens their nerves and gives them good appetites. Pale and puny children are given rosy cheeks and vigorous appetites by the great blood enriching qualities of Hood’s Sar- szparilla. It is indeed the mother’s friend and it may well have a place in thousands of iamilies. Be sure to get Hood’s. Hood’s Pills are the ouly pills to take with Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Ballarat January 31, 1853, ata depth of sixty- five feet. It weighed 134 pounds 11 ounces. It was sold to the bank for $32,380. 6. The Ontes & Delson nugget was found at Donolly in 1880 at the foot of & tree. It weighed 189 pounds and was sold for $50,000. There were twelve other nuggets found in Victoria, Australia, in ‘value running from 0, the smailest, to $22,350, the largest of the twelve. The nuggets above mentioned in- cluded the on Jack, the Kohinoor, the Sir Dominic Daly and eight nuggets no name given. In aadition to the anove were the Hu- ron nugget, worth $20.000, and the Empress nugget, worth $27,661. All of these nuggets eame from the great Australian goldfields. W. FEANK DRAKE. Sonora, Cal. e LUCK OF RODERIGO. From a Penniless Tramp He Be- comes a Mining Magnate In Plumas County. QUINCY, CaLn., Aug. 17.—Three weeks ago Roderigo (he is known by no other name in these parts) was ragged and pen- niless and begging for work to keeo him from starving to death. To-day he hasa $9000 pbank account and a miner’s claim romewhere in the hills that bids fair to make him a millionaire, for the $9000 was taken out of his claim in less than two weeks. Roderigo'was dischargea by the super- intendent ot the Thistle Staft mine., The fellow hung about the mine for a week, imploring that he be taken back. He declared he would starve unless retained in his former position. Each day Roderi- go could be found at the mine, and when- ever the superintendentor the foremen appeared he would renew his appeals to be given work. Finally he was kicked off the grounds. That was less than three weeks ago. He shouldered h1s pick and shovel and started on a prospecting tour in the hills. He returned a couple of aays ago, bearing with him a sack of gold dust. The erstwhile worthless scamp had somewhere 1n his wanderings uncovered a ledge that must be fabulously rich, for the sack of dust was worth upward of $9000 and Roderigo is now independently rich. The fellow maintains the greatest secrecy regarding his find. He is now laying in a fine outfit and good ‘'store clothes’’ and will soon return to his claim. His belng kicked off the Thistle Shaft property while begging for work has been the means of making him a prospective millionaire. MANY CHANGES £XPECTED. Professor David-on May Head the Coast [t detic Swivey. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 17.—It is now pretty well settied that there will be a good many changes made in the Coast Land Geodetic Survey. General Doftield, the superintendent, will be removec. He has not been a popular official, as soon after he was installed he appointed his son to a responsible position, and at the same time removed m n who were old 1n the service, among whom were Professor George W. Davidson of San Francisco. Itis said that the changes will not be made hastily. General Duffield’s snc- cessor wili be a scientific man, and politi- cal considerations will not influence the President in making the seleciion. Pro- fessor Davidson’s friends In Washington hope that he wil be an applicant for the place, and believe that he would stand an excellent chance for it on account of his experience in Ataska. Tuey think that the gold discoveries and the consequent importance of Alaska—a comparatively unexplored country—would be a con- sideration greatly in his tavor, and with a hearty support from Pacific Coast people he would stand a good chance to receive the appointment. Shot Her Husbang, ihen Killed Hereelf. ASHEVILLE, N. C., Aug. 17.—At Hen- dersonvilie, twenty miles from here, to- day, Mrs. Ben F. Hood shot her husband, one shot breaking his right arm and the other taking effect in his left breast, in- flicting what may prove a dangerous wound. Mrs. Hood then shot herself, dying instantly, The cause of the tragedy is noknown. Failure of @ Wine Company. NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 17.—The California Vintage Comjany, dealers in native wines at 21 Park place, assigned Monday to Samuel L. Tack. The liabilities and assets are unstated. NEW TO-DAY. A YOUNG KLONDIKE. IF YOU WANT TO SEE A TYPICAL DAWSON CITY MINER’S HOME AND outfit visit the fair this evening. Our exhibit is the most attractive one in the building, and will be pointed out by any of the attendants. Goods shown there are on sale and orders can be left at the booth for them, to be made ready for shipment or delivered 1n town next day. Fancy Laprobes.......$1.75 These “slumber robes,” o carriage robes, as sometimes cailed, are dark colors very pretty, all wool and common size. Price is rigut. Fancy Blankets, pair..$1.00 No family in or out of town shonld be without these at the price. Beautiful shaded piaids, in soft, warm colors—not wool, of course, but worth double their cost for a& winter bed bianket. Good-Sense Waists. . ...35c These are for little boys. 3 to 7 years, sizes 21 10 27. Now besure to give age of wearer and walst measure. We need both if we mail’em. Regular price everywhere 50 ceats. White Gloves............5¢c These are 2-bit quality, sizes 612t09. Dye them and have gloves wor h 25 cents if white uot wauted. 40c dozen pair. Dressed Dolls. . ........25c Qur dolls and toys, or a larze installment of them, have arrived from ihe other country. Bouzht before the tariff advance, we'll fix the Pprice to suit buyers. Call aud see them. THE BI& STORE AT THE FERRY—25 KLONDYKE BOATS! QLEDS AND BURROS, READY FOR SHIR ping. Boats 22 feet long will carry 2 ‘ons of GOLD and 4 men; the lightest ana strongest that can be made; fastened with screws, . & W. KNEASS, 718 Third St. FOR BARBERS, BAR- BRUSHES ... B2 brew bookbinders, hnu?‘mfi”“’“"’" ers, nders, candy. TS, canners, SR e Sty Sl rs, nters, shoe men, tar-roofe: ete. ers, BUCHANA Brush Manufactarers. BROS., 609Sacramentoite ‘We have bargains in every line. Finest Apricots........ .12 Yes, we mean the finest you ever usea in the house. C00K und taste just right Try a few pounls if you do not care fora wholé box of 2o pounds. Yukon Folding Stoves. $6.00 We aiso have the Klondike stoves at #col for any house orany camp. plied with these stoves at trade pric 75 up, le sup- Sewing Mach_ir;s. .$18.00 This week and mext i3 the last chance to get the best machine in use at one-third its vaine, warranted In every particniar. Sep.ember I they are advanced io old price. Snowshoes...........$5.00 These are the Indian shoes, suitable for travel in snow countries. Ouly A few pairs to close at this price. Call and see them. Combination Suits. . .- ..45¢ ‘We try to be leaders in this popular line of underclothing. We offera garment for Children from 3 yearstol 40 cents; La dles’, 43¢, 50c, $1, $1 25, $1 705 extra sizes $2 CASH STORE We aim to give ev their stay: whether for 4 mo one a welcome and to make nt or a month, as ununt as possible. Do not fe:] that you must buy. ‘e are always “willing”" to sell, but mak rt to force g onourp-'trolu at S et 27 MARKET STRRRT, ALASKA, YUKOT AND KLONDIKE GOLDFIELDS. "'{h‘:“.vx“,.m‘!fi:.‘:nz'.’: do fet there New Al St Michas. Switt yachi “E) bucno ooirog before Oct. 1. No crowding: on'y 2f X will be taken. Fare 10 Dawson 52}50:"1”;;;:2:.?;: age fre . Meals and berth guaranteed nneil arrival. kreight reasonable—to St Michael §25 ton. App'y M. 8. TAYLOR, Agent. nt & Casn_ Siore, 25 Markeu st., 8. F. 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